Academic Considerations for Mobile Platforms

Jayme JohnsonHigh Tech Center Training Unit for the California Community Colleges

Sean KeeganOffice of Accessible EducationStanford University

Presentation online at:http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae/presentations/2011

Device Limitations & Capabilities

Audio Video Print

Android MP3, MP4WAV, Ogg

MP4 (h.264),WebM

Text, PDF, ePub, HTML, MS Office

iOS MP3, MP4,WAV, AAC

MP4 (h.264), M4V, MOV

Text, PDF, ePub, HTML, MS Office

Amazon Kindle

MP3 - Mobi, AZW

Plextalk Pocket

MP3, WMA, WAV, Ogg

-Text, HTML, DOC, DAISY

Victor Reader Stream

MP3, WMA, WAV, Ogg

-Text, HTML, BRF, DAISY

Devices & Technical Capabilities

VideoBraille Output

Visual Enhanceme

nts

TTS Content

TTS Interfac

e

Speech Recogniti

on

AndroidSubtitles(requires SRT

file)- ? Yes App??? Yes

iOSCaptions

, Subtitles

Yes(requires display)

Zoom, Contrast, Large Text

Yes Yes App

Amazon Kindle

- - Large Text Depends - -

Plextalk Pocket

- - - Yes Yes -

Victor Reader Stream

- - - Yes Yes -

Accessibility and AT Capabilities

Extended Print-based File Types

DAISY NIMAS ePubMS

OfficeBookshar

eRFB&

DAudible

Android App??? - App App - - App

iOS App - App AppApp

App App

Amazon Kindle

- - - - - - Yes

Plextalk Pocket

Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes

Victor Reader Stream

Yes YesApp

(SoftPak)

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Apps for Students in Higher Education

- 3+ stars and greater than 60% positive reviews for current version

- No major bugs or crash issues in reviews or testing of current version

- Compatibility with common desktop applications

- Ongoing update cycle

App Evaluation Criteria

Sound Paper-synchronizes text with audio recording

Evernote-Cloud-based notetaking allows access to notes from different platforms

Auditorium Notes-records audio while entering text information, but not synchronized

Notetaking

iBooks-ePub and PDF reader-Supports VoiceOver interactions

Stanza-ePub and PDF reader

ReaddleDocs-PDF, MS Office, and iWorks reader

Reading

InDAISY-Full-text/Full-audio DAISY player-Supports DAISY 2.02 & 3 formats

VOD (Voice of DAISY)-Full-text/Full-audio DAISY 2.02 player

RFB&D Player-RFB&D Audio-only DAISY books

DAISY Players

Idea Mapping

iThoughts HD-Mind Manager/Inspiration-style interface-Import & Export support for many desktop applications(e.g., MindManager, Freemind, MindGenius)

Flash Cards

AnkiMobile-Expensive, but desktop application is free-Supports variety of media formats

Study Cards-Text-based flash card interface

Institutional Concerns &

Considerations

- Develop a check-in process...and then follow it

- Specify a procedure that resets the device back to original factory settings removing personal information

- Choose whether to support students if they override device settings

Equipment Loans

Alternate Media Workflows

-Text/HTML

-ePub

-Text-based PDF

-DAISY (with appropriate app)

-MP3

- ePubCalibre E-book Converter, OCR applications

- DAISYSave As DAISY add-in, DAISY Pipeline, online tools

- MP3TextAloud, Ghostreader, AT applications

Alternate Media Tools

Conclusions

Needs of the individual must be considered in relation to the

capabilities of the technology in order to map out the

intersection of maximum benefit and minimal cognitive

demands.

The line between mobile apps and desktop &

laptop apps will begin to blur

Jayme JohnsonWeb Accessibility SpecialistHigh Tech Center Training Unit for theCalifornia Community Collegesjjohnson@htctu.net

http://www.htctu.net

Sean KeeganAssociate Director, Assistive TechnologyOffice of Accessible Educationskeegan@stanford.eduhttp://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae